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Rigatoni Rigmarole by Blank, but a different 'blank' - Short, Comedy - Four old school Wise Guys cope with the intricacies of modern-day technology. - pdf format
This had its moments of humor with the mental image of three goodfellas in a phone booth. I think the conflict with technology is a nice touch. I also liked the bit about collect calls and talking over the operator. Do they even have operators anymore? Can you call collect to a cell phone? Would've been a nice touch to have it vibrate on top of the ringtone.
OPERATOR SAL Sir! Do you accept the -- Louie, I don’t have a fucking Sir, if you could please quarter, collect the call! wait... it’s actually more than a quarter --
Since we read left to right, Sal's dialogue should be on the left and the Operator on the right, even if they are talking over each other. It seems like OPERATOR is responding to Sal's "quarter" plea.
Quoted Text
SAL Stop screaming in my ear, asshole!
LOUIE You told me to talk loud!
SAL What?!
Louie didn't even say anything yet after Sal told him to talk loud. Maybe I'm just misreading it and you meant for Sal to hear the other two guys' voices and confuse it for Louie?
OVERALL:
The dialogue was decent enough, but it didn't go anywhere. There was decent humor here, but I didn't see a punchline, not much of a story. Just very chaotic, people talking over each other. And I didn't really find the ringtone thing very funny, didn't feel like the ending made hearing people talking over each other for almost 5 minutes worth it. It's nicely written, just not for me.
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I also wasn't sure why the burner phone was so important since the other phone was used, especially if you're trying to avoid the police.
I'm sure the ringtone would have added comedy value. As it stands, it just seems a tad strange to download a funny ringtone onto a burner phone. Something that might last the duration of a single phone call.
I liked the Einstein remark. Made me chuckle (even if it's been done, many a time). You got the tone right on the money for these goons, nice job.
I also really liked the chaotic nature of it. Went a bit off course at the end cause I was left wanting more, which is a good thing. Just not much by way of narrative, but I enjoyed it all the same.
A Wise Guy version of the Three Stooges making a phone call. Don't understand why a burner phone would be hidden in a pocket but I suppose that's what makes the story fun. Well done.
If at first you don't succeed........bribe someone.
From Don't original specifications: "There can be multiple conversations, but each conversation has to be between two people at a time"
So, I don't know if it fits the challenge.
There's a nice sentiment at the end. I can't say I'm a big fan of this one. They were screaming altogether for no reason (IMO fo no reason), so I don't know...
Hey, whatsamatter with you? It's the Sopranos in a telephone booth. I thought this was taking place in the 70's because, c'mon, who has telephone booths anymore? But then you had the burner phone, so who knows?
Anyway, it was a bit of fun but maybe went on about a page too long. Just visualizing three mafia dudes in a phone booth is a great image. Some fun moments to be had here for sure. Good luck with it.
Gary
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Bounty (TV Pilot) -- Top 1% of discoverable screenplays on Coverfly I'll Be Seeing You (short) - OWC winner The Gambler (short) - OWC winner Skip (short) - filmed Country Road 12 (short) - filmed The Family Man (short) - filmed The Journeyers (feature) - optioned
But, I wish there was a story. From what I see, Sal calls Louie collect. We never find out the purpose of the call. Then the story switches from the collect call to Louie and the burner phone/ring tone. Again, there's no purpose. Just a discussion about the ring tone.
It's funny, yes. But, a purpose would have elevated the script considerably.
Still, I had a good time reading this.
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Ha! I liked this - you're good at comedy dialogue and getting the characters across. This would be a great scene in a larger project. As a stand-alone short it's a bit pointless however.